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Austin Meadows Named Eighth Best Outfield Prospect

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MLB Pipeline wrapped up their lists of the top ten at each position on Thursday, saving outfielders for last. Austin Meadows was the lone representative of the Pirates among outfielders, coming in eighth on the list. They write-up says Meadows has a “smooth left-handed swing with five-tool potential”. While he does possess the potential for four plus tools, his arm is average at best. That still means that he could hit for average and power, while adding speed and strong defense.

Meadows missed the first three months of the season with a lingering hamstring injury that occurred during Spring Training. He returned on June 30th and between two rehab stops and his assignment to West Virginia, the 19-year-old hit .317/.394/.488 over 45 games.

Keith Law posted his top 100 prospect list earlier today and had Meadows ranked second among Pirates, 32nd overall and as the seventh best outfielder.

MLB will release their top 100 prospect list tomorrow night on the MLB Network.

The other Pirates that made MLB Pipeline’s top ten lists were Josh Bell, who finished first among first baseman. Tyler Glasnow was third for right-handed pitchers, and Reese McGuire rated as the seventh best catcher.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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